Comparison

EndNote vs dMemo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EndNote

Manage your research from anywhere with this popular tool. Organize, search, and share academic papers and bibliographies seamlessly across devices. Sync your library and annotate PDFs on the go.

Highlights
  • Sync research library across devices
  • Search academic databases
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Import reference file formats
  • Share references with collaborators
  • Attach files from cloud storage
Features
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Collect, collaborate, create from anywhere with the EndNote app - the world's most popular research management tool. With flexible tools for searching, organizing, sharing research, and creating bibliographies, the EndNote app extends your ability to stay on top of cutting edge research and connect with your EndNote library on the go. EndNote enables you to easily view, edit, organize, and share research material on your iOS device. By syncing your research library across iOS, online, and desktop, you increase the power of EndNote by gaining seamless access to your reference library from multiple devices and platforms. The EndNote app includes: - Sign up for a free, EndNote online account or sign in to an existing account - Synchronize your library references, attachments, and PDF annotations to your online account and EndNote desktop - Built in web browser to search Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, your library catalog, or any other database you choose - Built in PDF viewer with wide range of annotation features. Annotations made can be synced and edited online and on the EndNote desktop - Importing capabilities for .ris, .nbib, and other popular reference file formats - Email and copy options for sharing references and file attachments with collaborators - EndNote “temporary citation” format support - Attach files from Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive to your references (accounts available separately) - Viewing and editing options for references and file attachments - Sorting, searching, and grouping options for references and file attachments - Getting Started Guide documentation

About

dMemo

Organize your thoughts with a simple memo app. Group notes with customizable folder colors, attach images, and search all your entries. Protect your data with a passcode and biometric unlock.

Highlights
  • Customizable folder themes
  • Full text search
  • Font style options
  • Attach images to memos
  • Export memos via email
  • Passcode and biometric protection
Features
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dMemo is a simple memo application. Features - The folder for grouping can be chosen from twenty-eight colors as theme color. - You can search text from all memos. - Font style setting. (Bold, Italic, and Underline) - A picture can be attached to a memo. - The memo file can be exported by e-mail. - Swipe (left or right) cursor function in the memo view. - The track pad (keyboard accessory) for cursor movement in the memo view. - All memo can protect by a passcode. - Unlock with Touch ID/Face ID.

Screenshots

EndNote4 screens
dMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dMemo at 75% against EndNote's 28%. dMemo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). EndNote's advantage is ratings volume (165 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dMemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EndNote has 165 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of EndNote's written reviews are positive against 75% of dMemo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EndNote ships an update every 4 months, dMemo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EndNote versus dMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndNotedMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (165 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings165 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperClarivate Analytics (US) LLCShigeru Hirata

Customer experience

EndNote

All ratings165 ratings
Positive32.7%
Neutral14.5%
Negative52.7%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative60.4%

dMemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

EndNote

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when editing references
  • Indexing issues and lost library data
  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates
  • PDF viewer issues (e.g. no rotation, lost page position)
  • Login and authentication problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cite while you write functionality
  • Better PDF annotation tools (e.g. eraser, text notes)
  • Support for group sets and nested folders
  • Automatic citation data population from PDFs
  • Improved syncing and offline access

dMemo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EndNote

No in-app purchases

None

dMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EndNote free?
EndNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dMemo free?
dMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EndNote or dMemo?
dMemo is rated higher. EndNote averages 2.6 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while dMemo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EndNote or dMemo have ads?
Neither EndNote nor dMemo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EndNote or dMemo?
EndNote ships an update every 4 months, and dMemo monthly. Most recently, EndNote was updated on September 22, 2026 and dMemo on July 31, 2026.

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